1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM U.K. Conduct Regulator Consults on Guidance on Crypto-Assets and the U.K. Regulatory Perimeter By A&O Shearman The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on proposed Guidance on whether certain crypto-assets fall within...
1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM European Securities and Markets Authority Publishes Recommendations on Crypto-Assets and Initial Coin Offerings By A&O Shearman The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a report on the application and suitability of the EU securities regulatory...
1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM European Banking Authority Reports on EU Regulatory Perimeter for Crypto-Assets By A&O Shearman The European Banking Authority has published a report on the application and suitability of the EU bank regulatory framework for...
1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM SEC Enforcements Against Quant Managers Show a Pattern (Don’t Ignore Issues With Your Models) By A&O Shearman This summer marked the third time in eight years that the Securities and Exchange Commission brought high profile cases against asset...
1/14/2019 12:00:00 AM EU Report on Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation Hubs By A&O Shearman Fulfilling the mandate in the European Commission's March 2018 FinTech Action Plan, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory...
1/4/2019 12:00:00 AM CFPB Proposes Regulatory Sandbox and Revisions to No-Action Letter Policy By A&O Shearman Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed revisions to the agency’s no-action letter (NAL) policy and floated...
1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM Two Robo-Advisers Hit with Disclosure and Advertising (including Social Media) Violations By A&O Shearman On December 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed and settled charges against two robo-advisers (i.e., advisers...